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Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa.

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Title
Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa.
Names
Cugoano, Ottobah (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1787
Place: London
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro F-13817
Topics
Slavery -- Great Britain
Slavery -- West Indies
Slave trade -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Africa
Genres
Books
Notes
Content: Series: [Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ]
Citation/reference: *ZZ-8069
Physical Description
Microforms
Extent: 2 p.l., iv, 148 p. ; 23 cm.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13385357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 863c57e0-c551-012f-b93f-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1787: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1787. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926cb8fd-d61e-c14f-e040-e00a1806498a

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926cb8fd-d61e-c14f-e040-e00a1806498a

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1787). Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/926cb8fd-d61e-c14f-e040-e00a1806498a

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Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great-Britain, by Ottobah Cugoano, a native of Africa.